Recall against Flint mayor rejected again by Genesee County Election Commission
Updated Feb 11, 2021;
Posted Feb 11, 2021
Flint Mayor Sheldon Neeley speaks during a press conference on Friday, Nov. 20, 2020 in front of Berston Field House on Flint s north side, where Flint pastors and community leaders voiced opposition to GOP leaders agreeing to meet with President Donald Trump. (Jake May | MLive.com)Jake May | Mlive.com
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FLINT, MI The Genesee County Election Commission has rejected three separate sets of petition language aimed at recalling Flint Mayor Sheldon Neeley.
The commission voted unanimously on each proposed recall petition Thursday, Feb. 11, saying each would be unclear to voters.
Flint Jefferson School was rescued from foreclosure. Now pastor with deep ties wants second chance to save it
Updated Feb 08, 2021;
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FLINT, MI Nearly 100 years after Jefferson Elementary School was built on North Street, the city of Flint must decide whether the property can be reborn and whether a pastor who has seen it operate in the best and worst of times can be part of any turnaround.
The Rev. Derrick Aldridge, pastor of 2nd Chance Church, wants the city to honor a commitment by the Flint City Council to sell the building at 5306 North St., to him for $1,000 a move that comes more than 40 years after the church led by his father, the late Rev. Avery Aldridge, first purchased the building from the Flint Community Schools and established the Foss Avenue Christian School there.
Flint mayor, police chief and City Council to meet after 5 homicides to start 2021
Updated Feb 02, 2021;
Posted Feb 02, 2021
Flint Police Chief Terence Green, center left, stands alongside Flint Mayor Sheldon Neeley moments before Green s swearing-in ceremony on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020 outside of the Flint Police Department in downtown Flint. (Jake May | MLive.com)Jake May | Mlive.com
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FLINT, MI After five homicides in the first 32 days of 2021, Flint City Council members say they’ve seen enough.
A special virtual meeting has been called for 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 2, to discuss public safety as violent crime shows no signs of slowing.
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January 21, 2021
On Thursday, Judge Judith E. Levy of the Michigan Eastern District Court granted preliminary approval to the settlement in the Flint Water Crisis lawsuit. The plaintiffs, including “thousands of children, property owners, and business owners,” sought relief after an April 2014 change in water source and lines caused water in Flint, Michigan to be contaminated with lead, causing health problems particularly in young children.
The $600 million settlement was announced in August after over a year and a half of negotiations. Almost 80 percent of the funds will be given towards minor children plaintiffs, 18 percent is earmarked for plaintiffs who alleged property damage, less than one percent will be given to businesses, and the remaining will go towards programs for relief.
MTA bus service offering free rides on Sundays, $2 rides until March
Updated Jan 19, 2021;
Posted Jan 19, 2021
Sheets of ice cover Harrison Street as an MTA bus comes around the corner to pick up passengers while freezing rain continues to pour onto the streets on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019 in Flint. (Jake May | MLive.com)Jake May | MLive.com
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FLINT, MI The Flint Metro Transportation Authority is extending deals to its customers until next month.
The transportation company will continue offering free rides each Sunday and $2 rides to its customers through March.
In addition, veterans and their spouses, including widows, can receive six free rides each month for health and wellness trips, according to a MTA press release.